"The floods that we have historically have been as high as 25 metres, so there are just some areas that we would not be able to prevent from being flooded.

"There isn't the will or the practicality to actually relocate Gympie from its current location."

Gympie Deputy Mayor Tony Perrett says the $200,000 study will identify where flood mitigation work needs to be done and roads will be the focus.

"When you've got so many areas that flood, the cost is going to be significant, so understanding the issues and then being able to put those to paper and a plan will go a long way towards assisting," he said.

"One of the most obvious ones is the fact that the Bruce Highway gets cut at moderate flood level in Gympie.

"Not only does it affect Gympie but it affects cities and towns further north. I'm sure that that, amongst other road networks, will be identified."

He says so far Gympie has missed out on assistance.

"We must be able to present a case to both the state and federal governments on how that level of funding would make a difference in Gympie and without that we're simply going to keep missing out," he said.

"We've seen that with some of the funding packages that have been available to other areas within the state. Gympie sadly hasn't been a part of that."

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